- Critic score
- Publication
- By date
-
At times touching and at others completely silly.
-
Those who are intrigued by electronica but find it's too chilly for their tastes would be wise to check out Psapp.
-
Psapp's music is so beautifully complex that upon first listen it might seem a bit haphazard or amateurish -- with all its bells, whistles, whizzes and whirrs -- but after repeated listens, the oddities take on a precise purpose and fit perfectly within the melodic structure.
-
The sound, which blends a little of the pastoral, John Fahey-influenced digital music with calm, focused songwriting, gives a sense of romance to a fairly limited musical vocabulary.
-
MojoThat [Psapp] completely circumvent high blood sugar whimsy is testament to the duo's songwriting ingenuity and Durant's silken vocal cords. [Apr 2005, p.89]
-
Sure, greater dynamic variety and some selective risktaking would be nice, but these precocious upstarts already got the tough part pinned down: subtlety. Psapp have laid themselves a remarkably self-assured template for subsequent outings.
-
Q MagazineA massively inventive debut. [Feb 2005, p.104]
-
While Psapp clearly echoes its precursors in myriad ways, its sound is ultimately unique and its album far more accomplished than the conventional debut.
-
The WireSuch unashamed prettiness in a production is rare, and it's rarer still to achieve this without sliding into a quagmire of tweeness or an insufferable knowing smugness. [#252, p.62]
-
In spite of every effort and explicit claim to the contrary, it doesn't really sound like they're having that much fun.
-
UncutIt's hard to find fault with this uplifting debut. [Feb 2005, p.78]
-
Under The RadarAn appealing but ultimately uninspiring work. [#8, p.116]
User score distribution:
-
Positive: 5 out of 6
-
Mixed: 1 out of 6
-
Negative: 0 out of 6
-
GmanFeb 16, 2005
-
MaxSJan 29, 2005
-
J.HenkJan 25, 2005Really lovely. One of the best new things I've heard this year.